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Should Dr. Robot replace Dr. Mom in providing primary health care?

The Washington Post

BY JOANN WEINER | The Washington Post

The looming shortage of physicians, especially in the primary care area, coupled with the rising demand for medical services, poses a severe challenge for the American health-care system.

Innovative solution: allow robots to handle many of the routine, low-skilled medical tasks so that doctors’ time can be freed up for more complicated medical issues.